Kyle walks us through the best heroes from the first week of Pro Quest: London!
Pro Quest: London week one wrapped up last weekend, and we saw a multitude of players fight their way up the ladder to qualify for Pro Tour: London. With the release of Rosetta and the many bannings that happened over the past month, the competitive meta has shifted considerably. Gone are the Zens, which have twenty-five chains, and one turn kills. In his place are new heroes who have just as threatening an onslaught. Today, we want to look at the current top decks in the meta!
Aurora, Shooting Star (Hey, we wrote a guide for this hero!)
After multiple Pro Quest: London tournaments, Aurora came out as the top deck with 23 total wins! The hero who was unironically looked at the least during the Rosetta preview season and seemed to have the most straightforward gameplay sneaks ahead as the queen of week 1. Her consistent damage output and ability to generate advantage allow her to go toe-to-toe with the heavy hitters in the meta, especially those who dislike blocking! There are two main explanations for why she holds the top spot in the meta right now. One is that people were not expecting to go up against her and thus never prepared a proper sideboard or game plan for her. If so, we will see a meta shift again in week 2. The other reason is the high influx of Enigma players after Calling: Lyon. Aurora does incredibly well into Enigma and makes it hard for the Mystic Illusionist to maintain a board. Her multiple chain links guarantee that some amount of damage is going to leak, especially on Arc Lightning turns. If Aurora stays as the top deck in the meta, decks like Kayo, who can potentially out-aggro Aurora, might have a chance at securing the top spot.
Enigma, Ledger of Ancestry
With 22 total wins, Enigma comes in as the second-best deck of Pro Quest: London week 1. We knew Enigma would be the top-performing deck after the fall of Zen and her amazing performance at Calling: Lyon. Her ability to tank big damage and swing back for just as much makes her a deck to be feared, especially when she pitches a chi to Manifestations of Miragai. When left unchecked, she can build up a board that you’ll probably never clear and get overrun by auras. This surge of Enigmas probably led to the massive amounts of Aurora tops simply because she has a hard time getting into Aurora. Regardless, she is still a deck to be reckoned with and is rightfully one of the top decks in the current meta.
Azalea, Ace in the Hole
Azalea is one of the staple rangers you see being brought to competitive and professional tournaments. It’s a deck that has a relatively even spread of good and bad matchups and significantly scales with player skill. Unlike some heroes, Azalea provides the player with some space for skill expression and planning. She wasn’t affected by the recent bans, and her Enigma matchup is pretty good. In the current meta, her bad matchups (Guardians) are not so common in this meta outside of the occasional rogue Victor.
Nuu, Viserai, and Florian
Nuu retains her spot in the meta as being a mid-tier meta deck. While she struggles a bit with the aforementioned decks, she can absolutely take down most other decks she faces. Viserai is a deck that has been in and out of the format multiple times. Once the bane of the format in the early days, the grandfather Runeblade failed to keep up with most of the meta changes and lacked the necessary punch to go toe-to-toe with the big boys. That changed with the release of Rosetta, and Viserai found his second wind in his newest upgrades. It’s a deck that can now quickly overtake you in tempo if you’re not careful. Florian is the other newest Runeblade on this list and is a tank of a deck. He can midrange just about anyone and is capable of tanking most power turns and clapping back with a pop-off of his own.
Zen, Tamer of Purpose
The bald ninja is down but not out, it appears. Having lost access to Bonds of Ancestry, Art of War, and Orihon, Zen is but a shadow of his former self. That is to say, however, that the tiger build of this deck that focuses on using red Bittering Thorns and Tiger swipe is nothing to sneeze at. He can still hurt a lot if you’re caught unprepared and can still top when in the right hands. He does fold to Enigma and Azalea, however, and requires a great deal of effort to make it past them.
Check out the winners of week 1 locally in the article below!
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Here Are The Winners Of Flesh And Blood’s Pro Quest: London Week 1 – VRSUS
